Step 4: Manager Track - September 2021

Career Writer Program
$399.00
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You will be sent an invoice for the remainder of your balance to the email address you use to pay the deposit. Balances must be paid in full prior to the end of the class unless prior arrangements are made. Failure to pay invoices in a timely manner will result in the forfeiture of your spot and you will not be permitted to complete the program. Questions? Email info@roadmapwriters.com.

Participate in exclusive meeting roundtables with managers who will help mold your marketing strategy.

  • Each participant spends 20 minutes with 5+ executives in a roundtable setting to pitch your projects, get feedback and build executive relationships. These take place the first two weekends of the month. 
  • An exclusive marketing roundtable with Roadmap CEO Joey Tuccio which includes Roadmap emailing execs about Manager Track writers to increase industry exposure.
  • All the Sunday Webinars.
  • An exclusive Next Steps Clinic just for writers in Manager Track with a literary manager to help writers prioritize their loglines and strengthen their career strategy. This will take place on the last Monday of every month at 6 pm PT.

Once you sign up, you will be put in the following month's program. 

Sunday Webinars

Summary

These 90-Min. Webinars typically take place on Sunday afternoons @ 4:00pm PT. They consist of a 30-60-min. lecture followed by 30-60-min. of Q&A (so come with questions!) There are at least 2x Sunday Webinars per month and all are included in your program. You’ll receive the topics, dates, & join links at the start of the month prior to the first Webinar. 

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Manager Track Orientation

Date / Time
Summary

Roadmap's Director of Script Services Terra Joy will explain the program, what to expect, and how to succeed. 

Host:
Terra Joy - Director of Consultations & Script Services, Roadmap Writers
Terra Joy started her career in Washington, DC as a journalist where she also managed a documentary film campaign, resulting in 115+ screenings in under nine months. She was also very active in the local screenwriting community as a member of WIF. Before joining the RoadCrew, she was a reader for Slamdance. She has read over 1,500 scripts, and has seen the trends in feedback from execs on over 7K. Terra is also a professional proofreader and line editor, and a staffwriter on Season 2 of FORNICAKES -- an award winning webseries about two polar opposite best friends who open up an erotic bakery. As a writer, a craft and psychology nerd, and a Virgo with OCD, she loves to use her detail obsession to benefit story development. She's been to 35+ countries, has a B.A. in Political Science, and when she's not connecting awesome creative people with other awesome creative people, she's writing, or thinking about writing. Terra also enjoys boba tea, stand-up comedy, and breaking down shows and movies in preparation to launch a totally adorable yet ruthless living room podcast with her roommate Alex Davies.    

Roundtable with Jay Glazer

Date / Time
Summary

Contact: glazerroadmap@gmail.com

Particularly interested in: I am interested in stories that feel timely and contemporary, and speak to sociopolitical issues of our time.

 

Host:
Jay Glazer - Manager/Producer, Neon Kite

Jay Glazer is a manager/producer at Neon Kite. He represents prominent actors, writers, and directors in film, television, and theater. Jay is originally from NYC and fell in love with quintessential New York filmmakers such as Scorsese, Lumet, and Aronofsky, fostering his film knowledge and cultivating his passion for driving creative careers. Jay studied business and film at USC and began his career at The Gersh Agency. From there, he cut his teeth in management with stints at Elevate Entertainment and ROAR before the founding of Neon Kite. In addition to representing creatives, Jay produces film - his debut feature, GET LUKE LOWE, premiered in 2020 and stars Emma McDonald. He is currently in post on thriller BODY LANGUAGE for MarVista Entertainment, starring Christina Milian and directed by Cory Miller. He has active projects with Mandalay Pictures, The Jim Henson Company, Storied Media Group, and Storyboard Entertainment.

Roundtable with Jon Hersh

Date / Time
Summary

Contact: jonroadmap@gmail.com 

Particularly interested in: High concept or bold/left of center 

Host:
Jon Hersh - Literary Manager, Night Drive Management

Jon Hersh is an independent literary manager working with writer and writer/director clients in film and TV. Jon created New Drive in 2017 with the intent of finding bold voices with incendiary material. Since then, his clients have gone on to develop film and TV projects with Universal, Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Lionsgate, Paramount Players, AMC, Nickelodeon, Spyglass, and many others. His clients are regularly on the annual Black List, and in 2022 his client was #1 on the list.

Before breaking into management, Jon was a Development Executive at Broad Green Pictures, a fledgling film financier and distributor. During his tenure, he had a hand in developing a slate of quality projects for the 90+ employee company, delivering detailed project notes to writers. Before working in development, Jon began his career at Creative Artists Agency where he worked as a full-time story analyst for four years. While there, he evaluated thousands of screenplays, pilots, and books, and gave detailed story notes to high-level clients of the agency. He is an alumnus of USC's School of Cinematic Arts program and currently resides in West Hollywood with his wife and two sons.

Check In

Date / Time
Summary

Terra will host a Zoom check in with the group after your first roundtables, and to discuss your marketing list progress. Come in ready to discuss your roundtables, feedback, and any questions about how to maximize your meetings and preparation for Top Tier! 

Host:
Terra Joy - Director of Consultations & Script Services, Roadmap Writers
Terra Joy started her career in Washington, DC as a journalist where she also managed a documentary film campaign, resulting in 115+ screenings in under nine months. She was also very active in the local screenwriting community as a member of WIF. Before joining the RoadCrew, she was a reader for Slamdance. She has read over 1,500 scripts, and has seen the trends in feedback from execs on over 7K. Terra is also a professional proofreader and line editor, and a staffwriter on Season 2 of FORNICAKES -- an award winning webseries about two polar opposite best friends who open up an erotic bakery. As a writer, a craft and psychology nerd, and a Virgo with OCD, she loves to use her detail obsession to benefit story development. She's been to 35+ countries, has a B.A. in Political Science, and when she's not connecting awesome creative people with other awesome creative people, she's writing, or thinking about writing. Terra also enjoys boba tea, stand-up comedy, and breaking down shows and movies in preparation to launch a totally adorable yet ruthless living room podcast with her roommate Alex Davies.    

Roundtable with Okey Onyiuke

Date / Time
Summary

Contact: okeyroadmapwriters@gmail.com 

Particularly interested in: Features: Genre, Satire, Thriller

 

Host:
Okey Onyiuke - Independent Producer, Formerly at Los Angeles Media Fund

Okey Onyiuke was most recently at Los Angeles Media Fund (LAMF) as a Creative Executive where he helped oversee day to day development, packaging and strategy for LAMF's slate of film and television projects across narrative and non-fiction, and is serving as a Co-Executive Producer on the documentary feature, MOVE YA BODY, which premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Okey joined LAMF in May 2022 from QC Entertainment where he worked for nearly 3 years focusing on development and production of its feature film and television projects. Prior to QC, Okey worked at Fifth Season (f.k.a Endeavor Content) focusing on film finance and sales, and at WME focusing on client representation in the feature literary and below-the-line departments. Okey moved to Los Angeles from Washington DC in 2016, where he worked as a database consultant at KCIC, LLC for several years, and graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in Commerce in 2012.

Roundtable with Simon Sager

Date / Time
Summary

Contact: simonroadmap@gmail.com

Particularly interested in: 

I'm extremely interested in one hour dramas highlighting the LGBTAIQ+ or the Latinx experience. I am also interested in anything horror, sci-fi or fantasy related (especially if it features a diverse voice).

Host:
Simon Sager - Development Executive

Simon Sager is a non-binary, gay filmmaker whose previous written and directed works The Assessment, The Kid, Chasing Neptune and Bolero have garnered multiple awards including several student Emmys and festival play in 30 states and 10 countries. Simon currently serves as a Development Executive at Chatrone who's credits include THE BOOK OF LIFE, GABBY ESTRELLA, BA DA BEAN, and AZTEC BATMAN. At Chatrone, Simon is currently helping to develop over 20 projects with networks like Netflix, Discovery, Warner Brothers and Nickelodeon. Perviously, Simon worked in development at Fabrik (THE KILLING< BOSCH, BURN NOTICE) and Grey Matter Productions (YES DAY, THE LAUNDROMAT, JUNO) and graduated from Chapman University with an MFA in film production. Simon can currently be found sitting in Los Angeles traffic, pretending it's the enchanted forest of their native Flagstaff, Arizona.

Roundtable with Catherine Cilek

Date / Time
Summary

Contact: catherineroadmap@gmail.com

Particularly Interested In: Female characters and global stories -- original and new (not something we've seen done many times before)

 

Host:
Catherine Cilek - Producer, CogniCine

Catherine began her career at Untitled Entertainment and Scott Rudin Productions before moving to the Motion Picture and TV talent department within The Gersh Agency. Catherine was then recruited by Metalwork Pictures, where she acted first as a Creative Executive, then as Head of Development. At Metalwork, Catherine served as an executive on THE WHITE CROW (Ralph Fiennes, Adele Exarchopoulos), MY ZOE (Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl), GEORGETOWN (Christoph Waltz, Vanessa Redgrave, Annette Bening), FARMING (Damson Idris, Kate Beckinsale, Gugu Mbatha-Raw), THE GATEWAY (Bruce Dern, Olivia Munn, Frank Grillo), THE QUARRY (Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham), LAST MOMENT OF CLARITY (Samara Weaving, Udo Kier, Brian Cox), and MINAMATA (Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy). Catherine is founder of CogniCine, where she writes and produces. CogniCine is a content creation company with the goal of approaching material with uncompromising critical thought and awareness, to ensure the messages released to the world are ones of substance and import. CogniCine aims to feature emerging voices and fresh perspectives.

Roundtable with Dallaslyn Lamb

Date / Time
Summary

Contact: dallaslynroadmap@gmail.com

Particularly interested in: 

Half hour comedies for streaming/broadcast/cable Character heavy dramedies (feature/television)
Thriller features
Blue sky/optimistic features/television

Host:
Dallaslyn Lamb - Manager, King Lamb Entertainment

Dallaslyn is a Literary Manager at King Lamb Enttertainment, a literary and talent management company. Her clients include writers on SOLAR OPPOSITES, MORPHLE, SELENA, ALL AMERICAN: HOMECOMING, THE PRADEEPS OF PITTSBURGH, and other upcoming shows. Previously she was at Rain Management and Art/Work Entertainment managing writers and directors, and a literary and talent management coordinator at Activist Artists Management, whose clients include Terry Rossio and David Alan Grier. Dallaslyn has also served as a coordinator at Fortitude International (JT LEROY, DRUNK PARENTS, IDEAL HOME), an independent production and foreign sales company.

Roundtable with David Devries

Date / Time
Summary

Contact: devriesroadmap@gmail.com

Particularly interested in: For both half hour, hourlong and features:
comedy, dramedy, buddy comedy, drama, coming of age, romcoms

 

Roundtable with Ciara Wardlow

Date / Time
Summary

Contact: ciararoadmap@gmail.com

Particularly interested in: Female-driven comedy and grounded genre features (i.e. still feasible in the under $10 mil range). Still want to have meaningful character arcs and some sort of message or other food for thought--genre as a vehicle. Maven is still relatively early in getting into the TV space, so particularly when looking at earlier career writers more interested in features as we're not staffing any rooms yet.

Host:
Ciara Wardlow - Development Coordinator, Maven Screen Media

Ciara Wardlow is the development coordinator at Maven Screen Media, a film and TV production company whose past titles include The Kindergarten Teacher, Driveways, Skin, and American Honey. She is also a 2021 Film Independent Project Involve Fellow in the executive track. As a freelance writer and critic, her bylines include The Hollywood Reporter, Film School Rejects, RogerEbert.com, and Pajiba. She is a graduate of Wellesley College.

Wrap Up/Post Mortem

Date / Time
Summary

You will meet with Terra to go over meeting feedback, TT eval feedback, and any script requests from the month. Come in with any lingering questions, as well as a verbal update on your TT marketing list! 

Host:
Terra Joy - Director of Consultations & Script Services, Roadmap Writers
Terra Joy started her career in Washington, DC as a journalist where she also managed a documentary film campaign, resulting in 115+ screenings in under nine months. She was also very active in the local screenwriting community as a member of WIF. Before joining the RoadCrew, she was a reader for Slamdance. She has read over 1,500 scripts, and has seen the trends in feedback from execs on over 7K. Terra is also a professional proofreader and line editor, and a staffwriter on Season 2 of FORNICAKES -- an award winning webseries about two polar opposite best friends who open up an erotic bakery. As a writer, a craft and psychology nerd, and a Virgo with OCD, she loves to use her detail obsession to benefit story development. She's been to 35+ countries, has a B.A. in Political Science, and when she's not connecting awesome creative people with other awesome creative people, she's writing, or thinking about writing. Terra also enjoys boba tea, stand-up comedy, and breaking down shows and movies in preparation to launch a totally adorable yet ruthless living room podcast with her roommate Alex Davies.    
Testimonials

I honestly am so grateful for everything I learned during any of my sessions with Roadmap, it definitely opened my eyes to a new side of the business, and it's especially helped with all of my pitches (I still refer to your pitch tips)!

~ Ashlei Hardenburg-Cartagena, Screenwriter (2021-22 Warner Bros. Writers’ Workshop Fellow)

I can't believe how much I'm getting out of my journey down the 'road'. Working with Roadmap is the single smartest decision I've made since I started writing.

~ Tom Holowach, Screenwriter

Dorian is a force of nature! It was such a pleasure working with her in the Pitch Prep Program and Marketing Intensive. Our group learned so much; it's clear our confidence is growing every time we pitch—all thanks to Roadmap! We received specific notes, invaluable guidance, and, most importantly, we laughed all along the way.

~ Brenda Lynn Bynum, Screenwriter

Thank you so much for all of your help on my project—especially on the business, marketing, and pitching side. Who knows what will come from any given meeting, but it’s a good feeling when someone requests the script or asks about additional materials and if I currently have reps. Right now, an A-lister's development producer is reading the script and I’m meeting with a streaming exec tonight. I feel so much better prepared to pitch and take these meetings because of Roadmap.

~ Todd Hunter, Screenwriter

How it Works

After registering, your confirmation email will include a link for you to access your syllabus for the program, which will include any prep work & resources, class dates & times, join links, assignments, and other instructions.

All interactive sessions are conducted face-to-face via video conferencing software Zoom. While the ability to call in by phone does exist, we strongly recommend taking full advantage of the face-to-face nature of these programs, so you should plan to attend your sessions in front of a computer or stationary tablet at a desk or table in a well-lit room. 

Please ensure you are familiar with our Code of Conduct.

**NOTEOnce you have registered for a particular month of the program, you are able to push your registration to a later month up to 7 days prior to the first session of the month for which you originally registered. Please note that the first session of the program may occur up to 5 days prior to the first day of the originally selected month, so check your syllabus accordingly. Changes requested after the 7 day deadline will not be accommodated.

The Roadmap Promise

Roadmap Writers prides itself on the quality of executives we bring to our programs and we work hard to get you the best feedback possible.

Our vetted executives are chosen by the legitimacy of the companies they work for and their ability to evaluate pitches and pages.

Only the executives you sign up for will be provided with your materials.